Thursday, December 10, 2009

AWARDS: New Award: Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging

I would like to encourage you to consider nominating individuals for this NEW Division 35 award that honors Florence Denmark. Her contributions as a past APA President, CONA member, UN Committee on Ageing chair and through her many other roles at APA, which are too numerous to list here, have brought needed attention to women and aging issues.  The nomination information is below. (Congratulations, Florence!)

 

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American Psychological Association
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From: Division 35 announce only list for Psychology of Women. [mailto:DIV35ANNOUNCE@LISTS.APA.ORG] On Behalf Of Cooke, Keith
Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 10:54 AM
To: DIV35ANNOUNCE@LISTS.APA.ORG
Subject: [DIV35ANNOUNCE] Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging

 

Announcement of New Award and Call for Nominations: Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging

Sponsored by Division 35 of the American Psychological Association, Society for the Psychology of Women

The Society for the Psychology of Women announces a new award initiated by Division 35’s Committee on Women and Aging, in honor of Dr. Florence L. Denmark for her tireless work over many years on both gender and aging issues. The new award is the Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging, and its purpose is to recognize scholarly or public policy accomplishments, or both, in the area of women and aging.

Award and Nomination Details

The awardee will receive a plaque and be recognized at Division 35’s Awards Ceremony during the 2010 APA convention in San Diego, CA.

Nominations should include:

       a letter of nomination,

       a 500-word statement describing the nominee’s contributions to scholarship or public policy, or both, on women and aging, and

       the nominee’s current CV.

The nomination may also include letters of support. Self-nominations are acceptable.

The deadline for nominations is April 30, 2010. Please submit nominations/self-nominations and materials via e-mail as Word or PDF attachments to: Jamila Bookwala, Ph.D., Chair, Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging, <bookwalj@lafayette.edu>

 

 

 

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Jamila Bookwala, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
305 Oechsle Hall
Lafayette College
Easton, PA 18042

610-330-5285 (voice)
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bookwalj@lafayette.edu (electronic)
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